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Could today be your lucky day and you could become the next Powerball millionaire?
The Powerball jackpot is estimated at $54 million, with a cash payout option of $26.8 million for Wednesday night’s drawing, according to the Powerball website.
The last jackpot was won on August 19, with a single winner in California.
According to the Mega Millions website, the Mega Millions jackpot is $627 million.
The Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, August 28, 2024 will be listed below as soon as they are available. The numbers are in.
Powerball winning numbers for August 28, 2024
The Powerball winning numbers for August 28 are 33-5-50-47-64. Powerball 20. PowerPlay 2x.
If you won Powerball: How much tax would you have to pay? A lot.
Did anyone win the August 26 Powerball jackpot?
NO.
To see the full list of previous Powerball winners, click on the link to the lottery website.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
After tonight’s drawing, the next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, August 31. Powerball drawings are held three times a week – Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
What time can you buy a Powerball ticket in New York?
In New York, tickets are available for purchase in-store and online until 10 p.m. the night of the drawing. In New Jersey, the deadline is 9:45 p.m. and in Connecticut, it is 10 p.m.
Jackpots: A look at the top 10 Mega Millions and Powerball winners of all time
How to play Powerball
Choose five numbers from 1 to 69 and one number from 1 to 26 as your Powerball. To win the Powerball jackpot, the six numbers on your ticket must match the six-number combination drawn (five numbers plus the Powerball).
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball ticket locations in NY
Powerball tickets cost $2 each. Find the nearest New York Lottery game retailers near you here.
How can I follow the Powerball drawing?
The Powerball drawing is broadcast live on the lottery website on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:00 p.m. ET. You can watch the drawing by clicking here.
The drawing may also be broadcast by a local television station in your market.
What are the Powerball prizes?
The complete winning instructions are:
- Match 5 white balls + Powerball: Jackpot
- Combine 5 white balls: $1 million
- 4 white balls + Powerball: $50,000
- Match 4 white balls: $100
- Match 3 white balls + Powerball: $100
- Match 3 white balls: $7
- Match 2 white balls + Powerball: $7
- 1 white ball + Powerball: $4
- Powerball Match: $4
- Combine 5 white balls with Power Play: $2 million
- Combine 4 white balls + Powerball with Power Play: $200,000
- Combine 4 white balls with Power Play: $400
- Combine 3 white balls + Powerball with Power Play: $400
- Match 3 white balls with Power Play: $28
- Match 2 White Balls + Powerball with Power Play: $28
- Combine 1 white ball + Powerball with Power Play: $16
- Match Powerball with Power Play: $16
Top 10 Biggest Powerball Jackpots
Here are the top 10 jackpots since the Powerball lottery began in 1992:
- $2.04 billion, November 7, 2022: Won in California
- $1.765 billion, October 11, 2023: Won in California
- 1.586 billion US dollars, January 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.09 billion, April 6, 2024: Won in Oregon
- $1.08 billion, July 19, 2023: Won in California
- $842.4 million, January 1, 2024: Won in Michigan
- $768.4 million, March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin
- $758.7 million, August 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts
- $754.6 million, February 6, 2023: Won in Washington
- $731.1 million, January 20, 2021: Won in Maryland